Portfolio Exhibit 3 – Big Boss Postcard

Heavily
focusing on color and type for this piece to step away completely
from my more traditional use of just grays/pencils in art work.
Creating a post card from a video game Metal Gear Solid: the Phantom
Pain in thoughts of “What if Big Boss made his very own
postcards to be sent back home.

Using a photo
taken of myself cosplaying as the main character, it would be perfect
to add some touch to both real and fake skin. Trying to find a
balance between both game and real life colors to really pull in not
only a strong contrast, but an over arching theme. However the
biggest challenge that was the top goal was to near perfectly make a
smooth transition from real life to video game. Especially in the
hair area.

This had always
stumped me when attempting to erase too much and often creating flat
or extremely standing out eye sores in ridges or awkward bumps. With
the use of a tablet I was able to make very fine strokes of the
eraser tool. Leaving the majority of the hair not only intact, but
without any awkward edges or strong lines